Household article



Feb. 17. 1925.

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Patented Feb. 17, 1925.

1,527,023; BA ENT Q F QE,

EPW331911]? AM L Application filed. December 20, 1922. Serial No.6Q7,943.

l T all whom it may concern.

Be it knowntlnit I, SOLOMON Sqgpmrnn, acitizen of the United Stetes; endresident of New I01 l ci ty, in the'eouirty 'of New Yorkfand Stgite ofNew York, hav l ielltd cent-21in "new nnc l useful Iinpmven rents inHonghqild Ar tlelegiof which .the'jfollowlng s fwsps i icetion- Mypresent invention relates to household articles, particularly toegetable grate/rs."

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eastln 1 1101 udj n ga imfdlollrwingrigid. [1' awe ,11 and 125 mstrgddlethe edge Oil a 1. elrab-ly u v a shown i we u steed manner, sonsto pernnt remoml "2n" the aXle't-herefroin onlyhy' empo nd m vemen an noby L i f t pw tlir dst. ":Th'e exile rod is formed 'jvith a crank grin22 integral therewith, extending beyond thehstendard1Q, to i permiteljeration Without striking the table or other support. The comminutingdr'nmls which is'rigi'd upon zi'xle 18, is a cylindrical sheet met'zilelement with appropriate grating burs 22 therein. The end of the gratingdruln aldj aeent the handle rigidly snstainedupon the aXle'lS by anyappropriate means, sueh as e hub soldered et its center to the axle andat its periphery to the drum. The'huh is preferably cernpesedof a. pairof dished plates 23 and 2% hating contacting peripheries, extending intoand soldered at {the end of the drum. The plates being dished are spacedfrom each other'b'y a snbstzintial dietane zrt thieir centers; effectingit secdre support hpo'n the axle, extending theretlh ough and to \Y hiehtheykxlre preferably soldered as at "The drum irnd'a xle, thns e n stl-tute a rigid unitary structure, dlthoi i gh 'suhstznitiellyltheentire length of the gratin drnm isfreely exposed from ene end thereoThe cross-her 17fof,t;he yoke'has refer a 'bly an giggle-heir formation,as shown, reiterat n e lb t anti mc an ee sire .et n .ffnes The p' l dhe'fin" 'Z Y :stitute's e rest or support for'tlre artiele' beingi ete lbe il dimt Fie 2 nd h vqn nlen nte y p n 2' t mb m The cross-her thus 1gets iasfa jpjres'ser' a manner which vill behest u'lirderstoo'd from"the description of the o e oen belo'w.

A's shOWnlIrtIre' drawing,thetst endard is greater 7 than 't hziti ofthe standard to the chewing, the handle 7 thereof projects beyondandfhelew fil fedgeoif the 'tahlefthere hy obviating all poss'lbility ofetriking the eper on.

Castrntegrahnnth the tree arm 16, is an knuckle or fingertlplejgrihsitthethhle the drum .19 from the open end thereofl'nnd Asindicated, the yeke zirnrs in the set up (let ice, extend preferablyohliqnely "for "Ward gin'd dotyihtztrd from lhe eross-barl'l',

as shown, while the standard is vertical, thereby affording additionalstiffness and strength by reason of the curved juncture 80 between thelower end, of arm and standard 10 integral therewith, and also affording a desirable location for the presser arm 17, whereby thecomminuted material, after being forced thereby against the drum, dropsdownward from the drum into the dish I) therebelow. The curved juncturebetween the standard and the yoke arm 1.5 is, moreover, preferablycurved inward, as shown, so that the width between the two yoke arms isless than the over-all width of the casting, whereby a dish contactingthe standard 10, projects beyond the inner end of the drum l9, and willcollect all of the comminuted product delivered from the drum, withoutlikelihood of any portion thereof being ejected beyond the rim of thedish.

The axle of the grating drum being laterally of the clamp jaw 11, itwill be seen that the latter does not interfere with the disposition ofthe dish substantially symmetrically with respect to the drum axle, andat the same time in contact with the standard 10. i

The apparatus, it will be seen, consists merely of the simple standardand yoke casting and the grater drum structure formed integral with theaxle and handle. The assembly is easy. the open end of the drum 19 beingpassed over the projecting end of the ejector bar 29 and the projectingfree end of the axle 18 inserted into the journal support 20, whichpreferably provides clearance as shown, for facility in assembly.Thereupon the other end of the axle is inserted into the notch 21, andthe device is clamped to the table by tighten ing screw 14, as shou n.

In operation, the vegetable or other article is preferably held againstthe presser bar 26 while the handle is rotated, the burs on the drumforming the abraded product, which is forced between the drum and thecross-bar 27, and drops beyond the edge 28 of the latter into the dish Dtherebelow. Part of the product will have a tendency to pass through thebur openings into the interior of the drum, but the stationary ejectorbar 29 tends, in the rotation of the drum, as will be understood, toclear the interior of the drum, ejecting the product from the open endof the drum into the dish therebelow. After a vegetable has beensubstantially completely comminuted, only the tip being left, the latteris simply released at the presser bar, and it will be forced therebeyondin the continued rotation of the drum, and will emerge at the free edge28 of the presser bar in comminuted condition. The ejector bar isparticularly useful where large quantities of vegetable are beingcomminuted, although for ordinary household use, this element may bedispensed with.

The end of the drum near the handle be ing closed, there is nolikelihood of ejection of material toward the standard, the productbeing delivered through the open end of the drum beyond which the dishprojects, as well as at the burs. The drum can be cleaned after use,with substantially the same facility as the ordinary old-fashionedgrating board.

It will thus be seen that there is herein described, apparatus in whichthe several features of this invention are embodied, and which apparatusin its action attains the various objects of the invention and is wellsuited to meet the requirements of practical use.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be madeWithout departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawingsshall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. 1

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent of the United States is 1. A- comminutingdevice comprising a standard, a comminuting drum releasably supportedthereby, an angle presser bar integral with said standard extendinglengthwise of the device, said presser including an upstanding finconstituting a rest for the article being comminuted, and a curved element integral therewith extending for a short are peripherally of saiddrum.

2. A rater comprising a vertical standard, an o lique yoke havin one armintegral with the upper end of saic standard, a grating drum se arablyjournaled between the arms of sai yoke and having a bearingsubstantially at the top of the standard, a projecting operating handlefor said drum, the intermediate portion of said yoke constituting apresser and lying throughout its entire length in proximity to thesurface of said drum.

3. In a grater, in combination, a unitary casting comprising a yokehaving openings in the arms thereof in which a grating drum is adaptedto be journaled, a supporting standard forming a continuation of oneyoke arm, and a curved wiping ejector forming a continuation of theother yoke arm and adapted to lie in close proximity to the interiorsurface of a grater drum journaled in the yoke arms.

4. In a grating apparatus, in combination, a rotary drum, support meanstherefor, a presser bar extending longitudinally along the exterior ofthe drum, an ejector bar extending obliquely into the interior of thedrum, said presser and ejector bars constituting an integral unitarystructure.

5. A grater comprising in combination, a yoke having arms, a grater drumfitting therebetween and having an axle journaled in said arms, saidyoke having a cross bar extending in proximity of the external surfaceof the drum and constituting a presser, an ejector bar integral with oneof said arms and extending obliquely into the interior of said drumadjacent the surface thereof, and support means for sustaining said yokein operative position.

6. A grater comprising in combination, a yoke having arms, an axleremovably journaled in said arms, a grater drum upon said axle rigidtherewith and extending between said arms, a standard integral with saidyoke having means at the lower end thereof for attachment to a support,and an ejector bar integral with said yoke and extending obliquely intothe interior of the drum.

7. In a grater, in combination, a yoke having parallel arms, and across-bar integral therewith, an axle removably journaled in said arms,a grater drum rigid with said axle and sustained thereon near one endthereof, open at the other end, and extending in proximity of saidcross-bar, a standard integral with an constituting an extension of oneof said yoke arms and having means at the lower end thereofforattachment to a support, and an ejector bar rigid with the other saidarm and extending obliquely from the open end of said drum along theinterior surface thereof.

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New Yorkthis 18th day of December A. D. 1922.

SOLOMON SOHULMAN.

